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Defying displacement grassroots resistance and the critique of development

Title
Defying displacement [electronic resource] : grassroots resistance and the critique of development / Anthony Oliver-Smith.
Author
Oliver-Smith, Anthony
Publication
Austin : University of Texas Press, 2010.

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Description
1 online resource (xi, 289 p.) : ill.
Uniform Title
Defying displacement (Online)
Alternative Title
Defying displacement (Online)
Subject
  • Forced migration
  • Land settlement
  • Protest movements
  • Infrastructure (Economics) > Social aspects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Disasters of development. Development forced displacement and resettlement -- Understanding resistance. Combating the violence of development -- The people in the way -- Contested landscapes. Development, ecological upheaval, and resistance -- Challenging the economics of displacement. Evaluating risks and compensating losses -- The lake of memory. Cultural discourses of resistance -- Confronting Goliath. The politics of DFDR resistance -- The risks and results of resistance to resettlement.
LCCN
2010006152
OCLC
ssj0000415578
Author
Oliver-Smith, Anthony.
Title
Defying displacement [electronic resource] : grassroots resistance and the critique of development / Anthony Oliver-Smith.
Imprint
Austin : University of Texas Press, 2010.
Edition
1st ed.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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